Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #591519 in Books
• Published on: 1997-05-22
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 171 pages

Synopsis
This is a classic account of the Welsh background of Henry Tudor and the Bosworth campaign. Set against the events of the Wars of the Roses in which three kings die violently, this story of Henry's great adventure is full of striking personalities. Owen Tudor, scion of an old Anglesey family who won the heart of a lonely queen, found of the Tudor fortunes; William Herbert, an obscure Gwent squire who became on of Edward IV's closest advisors; Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke, guardian both of Henry Tudor and of the Lancastrian cause on Wales; Dafydd Llwyd of Mathafarn, the poet and seer with whom Henry Tudor communed on the road to Bosworth. Above all, the book tells the story of a calculating prince who won the throne against the odds - and with such a result that his descendents sit on the throne.

Customer Reviews

One of the most absorbing historical accounts I have read
This is a book by an author truely absorbed in his subject.

The narrative is clear and interesting, incorporating aspects of events and personalities to provide a clear picture of the Welsh Power Culture which gave rise to Henry VII's victory.

The book describes Owain Glyn Dwr and his contributions to founding of Welsh identity. It also describes how the 'Seers' or prophets fore-told of a Welsh hero, hence Son of Prophecy.

It tracks the ascendance of the Yorkist cause with the help of charecters such as Gruffyd Ap Nicholas a shrewd and influentential Welsh landowner. Efforts culminate in 'The Battle of Bosworth'.

Richard III deposition is also covered in some detail; the Duke of Bukingham's failed attempt to usurp him, Herny VII's flight to France, and later his return to re-claim the crown.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in history in general. If all history books were as well written as this, the subject would be a lot more popular.